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.TH KEYNAME 3XCURSES "Jun 5, 2002"
.SH NAME
keyname, key_name \- return character string used as key name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-I\fR /usr/xpg4/include \fB -L \fR /usr/xpg4/lib \e
\fB -R \fR /usr/xpg4/lib \fB -lcurses \fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]

\fBc89\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]

#include <curses.h>

\fBchar *\fR\fBkeyname\fR(\fBint\fR \fIc\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchar *\fR\fBkey_name\fR(\fBwchar_t\fR \fIwc\fR);
.fi

.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIc\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Is an 8 bit-character or a key code.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBwc\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Is a wide character key name.
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBkeyname()\fR function returns a string pointer to the key name.   Make a
duplicate copy of the returned string if you plan to modify it.
.sp
.LP
The \fBkey_name()\fR function is similar except that it accepts a wide
character key name.
.sp
.LP
The following table shows the format of the key name based on the input.
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
l l
l l .
\fBInput\fR	\fBFormat of Key Name\fR
Visible character	The same character
Control character	\fB^\fR\fIX\fR
Meta-character (\fBkeyname()\fR only)	\fBM-\fR\fIX\fR
T{
Key value defined in \fB<curses.h>\fR (\fBkeyname()\fR only)
T}	\fBKEY_\fR\fIname\fR
None of the above	\fBUNKNOWN KEY\fR
.TE

.sp
.LP
In the preceding table, \fIX\fR can be either a visible character with the high
bit cleared or a control character.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
On success, these functions return a pointer to the string used as the key's
name. Otherwise, they return a null pointer.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
None.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Standard
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR libcurses (3XCURSES),
.BR meta (3XCURSES),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR standards (7)
